as the length of the journey travelled one way

German translation: die Länge der einfachen Strecke

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English term or phrase:as the length of the journey travelled one way
German translation:die Länge der einfachen Strecke
Entered by: GAK (X)

17:40 May 25, 2006
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English term or phrase: as the length of the journey travelled one way
Please count a return trip as 1 and consider the distance **as the length of the journey travelled one way.**

Aus dem Fragebogen einer Marketinguntersuchung. Hier werden Fragen zum Reiseverhalten (hier Flugzeugreisen) gestellt. Irgendwie kriege ich den letzten Teil des Satzes nicht hin.
GAK (X)
Local time: 22:21
die Länge der einfachen Strecke
Explanation:
It appears to mean that a trip distance should be calculated on the basis of the actual distance between starting point and destination, not total distance covered round trip.
It's not particularly clear, though.
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Melanie Nassar
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Local time: 23:21
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3 +2die Länge der einfachen Strecke
Melanie Nassar
4"die Strecke einfach gezählt"
mareug


  

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"die Strecke einfach gezählt"


Explanation:
wie beim Finanzamt - du fährst zur Arbeit hin 30km und zurück auch 30, aber abrechnen tust du 30km - "der einfache Weg"

mareug
Germany
Local time: 22:21
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die Länge der einfachen Strecke


Explanation:
It appears to mean that a trip distance should be calculated on the basis of the actual distance between starting point and destination, not total distance covered round trip.
It's not particularly clear, though.

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Thanks!

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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
25 mins

agree  Michaela Sommer
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